President Donald Trump published a video generated with artificial intelligence this Thursday, in which he appears dressed as "Doctor Trump," wearing a white coat and stethoscope, to "treat" his most famous Hollywood critics for what he calls the "Anti-Trump Delusion Syndrome", known by its English acronym TDS.
The approximately 90-second clip, published just before midnight on Truth Social and X, mimics the format of American pharmaceutical commercials and garnered over 11 million views within a few hours.
The "Dr. Trump" deepfake opens the video with the question: "Have you or someone you know been diagnosed with PDS? The symptoms can be relentless. Fortunately, I am Doctor Trump and I have a treatment plan. Let's hear what some of my patients have to say."
The following are AI-generated versions of six celebrities known for their criticism of the president: Whoopi Goldberg, Robert De Niro, Rosie O'Donnell, Julia Roberts, Edward Norton, and John Leguizamo, each providing a fabricated testimonial of "recovery."
The deepfake version of Julia Roberts states: "I feel like I've aged 20 years in the last two. I've been very worried. I was really beginning to worry about my future."
De Niro, for his part, confesses: "I couldn't eat. I couldn't sleep. Constantly angry. I made everybody around me miserable. I hardly recognize myself anymore."
Rosie O'Donnell appears saying she has "suffered for over a decade," while Whoopi Goldberg describes herself as a "lost cause" before treatment.
The video concludes with "Dr. Trump" prescribing a solution that he defines as "simple": "Turn off the fake news. Pray, and if you ever feel anxious, have a Diet Coke like I do, and you'll notice a remarkable difference in your life."
TDS is a pejorative term that Trump habitually uses to attack his most prominent critics. Among his recurring targets with this label is the singer Bruce Springsteen, whom the president has described as having a "horrible and incurable case."
Trump's history with some of the celebrities in the video is extensive. In February 2026, following statements made by De Niro on a podcast where the actor called to "get rid of" the president ahead of the midterm elections, Trump described him as "sick and demented" and "mentally unstable."
This video is part of a systematic pattern of AI-generated posts that Trump has intensified during his second term.
The biggest controversy prior to this occurred in April when he published an AI-generated image where he appeared with iconography similar to that of Jesus Christ, confronting Pope Leo XIV.
In response to widespread criticism, Trump deleted that image and explained that he believed it portrayed him "as a doctor" of the Red Cross. Days later, he published another image of AI in which he is shown being embraced by Jesus Christ in front of an American flag.
The video of "Dr. Trump" also comes at a time when Hollywood's entertainment industry is pushing for legislation to limit the unauthorized use of audio and video deepfakes of real people.
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